Adam Smith: “I stand here tonight recalling my first trip to Washington, DC, as someone who had just been written in for Congress. I…”

“I stand here tonight recalling my first trip to Washington, DC, as someone who had just been written in for Congress. I did not run for Congress. I was written in. Within 3 weeks I found myself standing on the steps looking out at Washington, DC, thinking, oh God, why am I here? And I know that any citizen would have felt the same way; it was a Cinderella story. I did not have to spend all the time most people do. But as I listened to that speech, many speeches, I realized that we were making great promises to the American people. Those promises were for a new way if the American people would give the Republicans control of Congress for the first time in 42 years. If we were elected, we Republicans, we would be different. Just trust us. I found out that most of my colleagues, who were new especially, were running against the corruption. They said that things have happened over the years that we do not agree with. Many of the quotes that we heard that day were resounding. I heard a man that I have learned to trust, learned to admire, one of the leaders of our party say, as I cheered, because I agreed with him, if you will give us control, we will wrestle or wrest control back for the people and take it out of the hands of special interests. I and my colleagues stood and cheered. We looked out. We promised America. Today I call on my colleagues to keep our word. The theme was promises made, promises kept.”